Inferring and Implying

Week 6, Post 3

Inferring is a person decides to choose a claim and make that claim the conclusion of the argument.

Implying occurs when a person decides to not declare what the conclusion is but instead implies conclusion in the argument.

I thought chapter 5, part E in the book, "Inferring and Implying" was very useful. The two definitions are very different and often times I get it confused. After reading this section in the book, I got a better understanding when someone infers or implies the premises and conclusion in and argument. When someone infers a claim, he or she is jumping into conclusions by taking a claim and turning it into a conclusion. Some arguments are flawed, therefore assuming a premise as a conclusion occurs. When the conclusion is implied, the argument is obvious and stating the conclusion is not needed. The argument is strong and valid enough that it is not necessary to give the conclusion because it is evident.